The American people deserve to hear the truth. The deficit-spending plan, together with TRAP, will not address the underlying economic problems which currently face our nation. The answers that we seek can only come about through significant systems change. For twenty years, I have worked on an economic theory that provides, among other things, a unique solution to our health care crisis. You can find the website which details this economic model and its mechanics by googling "contained capitalism". I am not selling anything. If we implement this model, we can provide affordable and comprehensive health care to every American while significantly downsizing government. Our economy is based on confidence and trust; in solving the health care crisis, confidence can be restored and trust returned. It is my greatest hope that our new President and his economic team will seriously review this work. Thank you. Professor Michael Slyder
Mr. Truth - do you know Mr. Knowledge (see his comments above)? It seems you share the same ugly and irrational position. Pedophilia is a pathology - a sickness that damages and violates the rights of others. This is not the case for gays who only wish for the same right GRANTED to others. Here's a bold thought.: why don't we recognize that we may never understand each other. Okay. But let's also agree to respect one another. Believe me, it is just fas difficult for me as it is for you.
Mr. Knowledge - I usually refrain from commenting on such obvious prejudice but frankly, your assault on reasoning and spirituality requires a response. I invite you to read Rousseau's "The Social Contract" wherein he outlines humankind's movement from state of nature to the many forms of social/political organizations that we see today. The individual voluntarily joins the group, thereby rescinding his natural liberty, with the inherent understanding that rights are given to all and on equal footing. Without this "compact", there is no social order - we are merely subjects within a system that thwarts our rights. Each individual has a right to join in union with any other consenting adult. Finally, the State (nation) cannot sanction marriage - that should be left to religion. Our government must return to the social contract by guaranteeing the right of civil union for all Americans. Now that I have reasoned with you, I ask that you speak with God about your tendency to hate.
In my work, I seek to solve the health care crisis and in doing so, remove government and private industry from the management of this essential life need. As importantly, if the model were implemented, a dramatic and vital end-result would occur - the significant downsizing of government at all levels. If you want “recovery”, then you should embark on a systems design that genuinely solves problems and produces the catalyst for reducing the strength and drain of the greatest negative force on our economy - our government. Please visit my website by googling "Contained Capitalism" and review my work. I am NOT selling anything. Thank you.
Whether we call it “stimulus” or “recovery”, we cannot and should not deny the history of such interventions. Most economists agree that FDR’s recovery plan did not produce the intended effect. WWII, like it or not, was the stimulus that we needed to drive us out of the ditch. Contemporary economists have made it a point to assert that FDR’s failure was in large part due to the “size” of the stimulus package. This line of reasoning negates the fact that Japan, on seven different occasions, injected stimulus into an economy that remained “stuck in neutral”. Frankly, I am concerned that such learned minds have deduced a solution that rests on the magnitude of an intervention rather than on the design of the intervention itself.
...Community must evolve and it cannot do so without developing a new design or form; most importantly, it cannot evolve unless we, as a people, recognize our role...no, our civic duty, to participate in such a new design. The central construct of my work concerns the creation of this new form of community - the "actualizing community". When we finally wake up and realize that it is us who must manage our own essential life needs, things will improve. While government and private industry have their place in our society, they cannot possibly be expected to solve all of our problems. Please visit my website by googling "Contained Capitalism". The theory and its mechanics provide solutions to a number of complex problems, including health care reform. Thank you. Professor Michael Slyder
What many people fail to understand is that our current "idea" of community is that it is only present in our lives when we really need it, usually to help us through a serious disaster or emergency event. In addition, we believe that the organization within the community follows an age-old model of a leader (usually political) dictating what we should do and who should do it. Finally, the "who should do it" are usually those who are paid to do it and whom we consider to be experts. My point here is that while there is nothing wrong with organizing community in this way, the effectiveness and benefits are quite limiting...
You and I are definitely on the same page. In my proposal, I speak of the idea "collective individuation" or the notion that for a balanced, collective force to be realized it must be composed of individuals who are FREE to pursue their interests while acknowledging the importance of civic duty and contribution. I invite you to visit my website (google "Contained Capitalism") and review my work and strategies for creating a new form of community. If we want to solve the health care crisis, it can only be achieved through community-based action and management. Thanks. Mike Slyder
Well said Webmaster! While I do appreciate the opportunity to voice my opinions on this blog, I am frustrated by my inability to reach the Obama transition team regarding a unique solution to many of economic and social problems, including our current health care crisis. Please visit my website by googling "contained capitalism". I am NOT selling anything; I ask only that my detailed and comprehensive proposal be seriously evaluated and considered. The irony of my work is that its CENTRAL theme is the reorganization of community in service of solving these problems. Most respectfully, Mike Slyder
Thanks Ginny. The payers are composed of four categories: (1) small businesses; (2) corporations; (3) government (employees and those dependent on social services; and (4) individuals. Once the regional systems are identified, everyone within that defined region joins the "consumer coalition". In doing so, small businesses are able to afford health care (with the help of tax subsidies), corporations can restructure because they no longer have to manage health care for their employees, and government can significantly downsize as well because it is no longer in the game of managing health services. Finally, individuals who are pursuing new careers, attending school, etc. are able to obtain health care directly through the regional system, promoting entrepreneurship and self-development. As I mentioned in other comments, if you visit the contained capitalism website, it would be helpful to review Module 4, Section 2. The mechanics of the new health care system are clearly articulated, including regional system mechanics, benefit structure, and paradigm philosophy. Thanks. Mike
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